UCSC Health Science in the news

Medical research must not be cut. May 9, 2013. George Blumenthal. San Francisco Chronicle.

Bacteria may protect against disease caused by stomach infection. Tim Stephens. March 12, 2013. Health Canal.

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  Other stomach microbiota modulate resistance to H. pylori-driven ulcers. March 25, 2013. MedicalXpress.
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Should patients understand that they are research subjects? Jenny Reardon. March 3, 2013. SF Gate.

Historic legacy of lead pollution persists despite regulatory efforts. February 16, 2013. Phys Org.

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  Despite U.S. restrictions, lead persists. February 17, 2013. UPI.

Making mutations for longevity. Jacob Teal. December 6, 2012. City On A Hill Press.

Emerging vector-borne diseases create public health challenge. November 30, 2012. R&D Magazine.

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  Emerging vector-borne diseases create new public health challenges. November 30, 2012. Science Codex.

Spray lights up the chemical that causes poison ivy rash. Joe Palca. October 15, 2012. NPR.

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  Poison oak can no longer hide. Ian Evans. October 25, 2012. City On A Hill Press.
  To avoid poison ivy rashes, make the plant's sap glow. Rose Eveleth. October 15, 2012. Smithsonian.
  A new spray that detects exposure to poison ivy. Adventure Lab. October 15, 2012. Outside.
  Spray lights you up when you've got poison ivy. Leslie Katz. October 15, 2012. CNET.
  See poison ivy chemical with spray. Christina Reed. October 15, 2012. Discovery News.
  UC Santa Cruz chemist develops spray to detect poison oak's toxic oil. October 12, 2012. San Jose Mercury News. 

UCSC team joins 'Dream Team' to study prostate cancer. Rina Shaikh-Lesko. October 11, 2012. Santa Cruz Sentinel.

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  UCSC team to develop data sharing, analysis tools for prostate cancer personalized Rx project. Uduak Grace Thomas. October 12, 2012. Genome Web.

Telethon Friday to spotlight advances in research; UC Santa Cruz scientists part of 'Dream Team'. Jondi Gumz. September 6, 2012. Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Spray-on powder uses nitric oxide to fight deadly bacteria. Ellen Ferrante. August 31, 2012. LiveScience.

NCI-Led team builds petabyte-scale cancer genome data repository. Matthew Dublin. July/August 2012. Genome Web. 

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  B!G Data. Krista Conger. July 12, 2012. Stanford Medicine.
  How big data will fuel a new age of TV. Jay Fulcher. July 17, 2012. Venture Beat. 

Increase in Lyme disease mirrors drop in red fox numbers: study. June 18, 2012. PhysOrg.

UCSC physicist Alexander Sher named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences. Tim Stephens. June 14, 2012. UCSC News.

UC Santa Cruz chemists develop treatment for tough infections. May 30, 2012. San Jose Mercury News.

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  Just say no to gram-negative bacteria. June 1, 2012. MedPage Today. 

Cancer genome data center raises hope for cures. Lisa M. Krieger. May 2, 2012. San Jose Mercury News.

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  Open-source human genomes. Maggie Koerth-Baker. June 4, 2012. Boingboing.
  5 reasons "big data" is a big deal. Margaret Rock. May 25, 2012. Mobiledia.
  Big data has potential for big impact in health care research, delivery. George Lauer. May 14, 2012. California Healthline.
  Cancer Genomics Hub offers access to big data. May 14, 2012. Cancer Discovery.
  Database combats cancer. Ian Evans. May 10, 2012. City on a Hill Press.
  US cancer genome repository hopes to speed research. Erika Check Hayden. May 2, 2011. Nature News.
  UC Santa Cruz research team creates big cancer database. David Goll. May 1, 2012. Business Journal.
  A step in cancer research. Emiliano Vazquez. May 2, 2012. Good Times.
  UC Santa Cruz builds national data center for cancer genome research. May 1, 2012. Medical Xpress.
  David Haussler: UCSC Cancer Genomics Data Center. May 1, 2012. Youtube.
  Cancer genome study at UCSC. Lisa M. Krieger. May 1, 2012. Monterey County Herald.
  UC Santa Cruz builds national data center for cancer genome research. Ben Kaplan. May 1, 2012. CollabRx.
  World's largest hub for cancer genomes opens. Jocelyn Kaiser. May 1, 2012. Science Insider.

David Haussler: The Cancer Genome Hub. Moira Gunn. January 10, 2012. Tech Nation.

Searching the sea for scum-busting cholera killers. Meghan Rosen. December 26, 2011. Wired.

Computer scientists may have what it takes to help cure cancer. David Patterson. December 5, 2011. The New York Times.

UCSC team wins award for innovation in health research. Tovin Lapan. November 6, 2011. Santa Cruz Sentinel.

UCSC researcher reveals trend in West Nile spread. Marissa Fessenden. October 23, 2011. Santa Cruz Sentinel.

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  Robins found guilty in West Nile virus spread. Sophie Bushwick. October 27, 2011. Scientific American.
  West Nile virus outbreaks linked to 'super-spreader' birds. Lisa M. Krieger. October 27, 2011. San Jose Mercury News.
  Viruses and viral diseases: robins "super-spreaders" of West Nile. Claire Shefchik. October 20, 2011. ThirdAge.com
  West Nile virus transmission linked to land-use patterns and "super-spreaders". October 21, 2011. redOrbit.
  What we can learn From The West Nile virus epidemic. October 29, 2011. Science 2.0.

Is there lead in my phone case?. Rayana Godfrey. August 31, 2011. National Geographic.

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): How much of a threat?. Linda Fugate. August 11, 2011. EmpowHER.

Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group distributes $80,000 to local groups, research projects. Kimberly White. August 4, 2011. Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Marine organisms as antivirals?. Dana Burd. March 21, 2011. Good Times.

UCSC research could aid in bone marrow transplants. Tovin Lapan. January 13, 2011. San Jose Mercury News.

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  "Robo4" molecule may lead to safe/efficient bone marrow transplants. Tiffany Kaiser. January 7, 2011. DailyTech.

Genomics: When the smoke clears... Stephen J. Chanock & David J. Hunter. April 3, 2008. Nature.

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  Smoking 'is down to your genes' April 26, 2010. NHS.
  Common genes affect how much you smoke, how hard it is to quit Daniel J. DeNoon. April 26, 2010. WebMD Health News.

UCSC researchers trace the roots of a type of muscular dystrophy. Jane Palmer. January 31, 2010. Santa Cruz Sentinel.

President announces major recovery act funding for the Cancer Genome Atlas Project. September 30, 2009. genome.gov

Engineering vision. Stephanie Pappas. 2009. Science Notes.

NCI awards $15.2 million to create Princeton Physical Sciences-Oncology Center. (search article for "Haussler"or "Pourmand") Hilary Parker. October 26, 2009. News at Princeton.

UCSC scientist finding new ways to fight AIDS. Olga Kuchment. October 8, 2009. Santa Cruz Sentinel.

AIDS vaccine promising; experts urge caution. Victoria Colliver. September 25, 2009. San Francisco Chronicle.

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  UCSC professor awarded millions to study AIDS vaccine. Liz Kersjes. September 10, 2009. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
  The algae solution. Gabrielle Poccia. August 5, 2009. San Francisco Bay Guardian Online.
  NASA works to develop bionanaotechnological processes for converting plant material to food, biofuels, and other useful substances. August 3, 2009. Biofuels Journal.
  NASA studies cellulose for food and biofuel production. Source: Ames Research Center. July 31, 2009. SpaceRef.com.

New photodynamic cancer therapy studied. June 18, 2009. UPI.com

UC Santa Cruz team creates tool to view cancer research data. April 10, 2009. Santa Cruz Sentinel.

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  UCSC researchers introduce cancer genomics browser. March 30, 2009. Genome Web Daily News.

Key gene that protects against leukemia identified by scientists. April 9, 2009.

Ocean organisms could produce the cures of tomorrow. Jim Goldman. April 8, 2009. CNBC.

Gold nanospheres show promise in 'boiling' out cancer March 23, 2009. US News & World Report.

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  Nanoparticles help 'cook' cancer cells. March 23, 2009. inthenews.co.uk.

Medicine from the ocean floor. Amy Standen. March 20, 2009. KQED QUEST.

UC facility lets researchers chase thousands of drug leads. Mary Duan. March 18, 2009. Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.

Targeted nanospheres find, penetrate, then fuel burning of melanoma. February 8, 2009. Science Daily.

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  Researchers target cancer with gold nanoparticles. Stephanie Pappas. February 8, 2009. Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Finding chemo: scanning the sea floor for new drugs. Stephanie Pappas. December 23, 2008. Wired Science.

UCSC professor creates HIV database to share valuable information. Tom Miller. May 30, 2008. Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Why diving marine mammals resist brain damage from low oxygen. December 20, 2007. Science Daily.

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  Profile of Professor David S. Kliger. Lifeboat Foundation.

NSF funds three major research grants. August 19, 2007. UC News Room.